present
392
1.0
- adjective
- /ˈprɛzənt/
:
presente
- Law enforcement officers were present in juvenile probation almost from the beginning.
- fully present
And in fact, it's present at birth.
- And in fact, it's present at birth.
- Just get there and be present and work really fucking hard.
- Does he mean that they're there as mere ideas present in actual consciousness?
- The reason we're not present is because we're all chasing.
- in whom Embassy is present to a greater or lesser degree.
- And you will be a more connected present person.
- And then you also have a second person present to help defuse.
- A zebra cannot feel fear of a lion unless there's a lion present, right?
- We women are very present in the, in the real life.
- So that's one way that her mother is is present in the poems.
Examples
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Counsel and defendant are both present.
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We have to continue to fight to be present in the lives of our kids.
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And in fact, it's present at birth.
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May I ask who is present now?
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In summary, being present in Washington during the debate on health care reform was a historic experience.
Academic text (2011) -
End-of-life care means being present and preparing a person for death regardless of their memory.
Academic text (2011) -
Social work supervisors were present during the focus groups but did not actively participate in the discussion.
Academic text (2011) -
Stay present.
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It stops working for everybody if one person isn't present.
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Several artists will be present on two to four of the festival days.
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
7
7.6
A legal rule that allows stopping speech when it poses a serious, obvious threat to public safety
- Specialized
1
3.3
A verb form made by adding -ing that shows an action happening now or that describes a noun
- Specialized
Use present tense to tell past events as if they are happening now
- Specialized
A verb tense using has or have been plus -ing for actions started in the past and still continuing
- Specialized
A verb form using has/have been plus -ing to show an action that started in the past and continues now
- Specialized
A verb tense used to talk about actions that happened before now and still matter
- Specialized
A verb form showing actions happening now using am, is, or are plus -ing
- Specialized
A verb tense for actions and facts that happen often and are true now
- Specialized
A small ending added to a verb to show present time, like the -s in runs
- Specialized
A verb tense that talks about regular actions, facts, and situations that are true now
How Present
51
9.0
19
4.4
198
2.5
392
1.0
285
2.8
582
4.1
139
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Present meaning 'here' or 'attending' also comes from Latin praesens 'being near' and is the same idea as the word presence. When you are present you are physically 'here' in that place.